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What is Paraspeech?

Paraspeech is a cutting-edge speech-to-text app tailored for Mac and iOS that seamlessly transforms spoken words into structured text through a simple method of pressing, speaking, and releasing a button. Mac users can easily engage with the app by holding a specific hotkey at their chosen writing spot, articulating their thoughts naturally, and then letting go of the key; thereafter, Paraspeech processes the audio input and aims to directly insert the text into the active field, making use of clipboard functionality for text areas that don’t allow direct pasting. Those utilizing Apple Silicon Macs enjoy the advantage of local speech modes, which facilitate on-device transcription and offline usage after the initial setup, while various cloud options are also available depending on the selected backend. The application is equipped with fast local models supporting several languages, including English, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese, and provides dictation capabilities for 25 different languages, while its Multilingual Large model extends its coverage to over 100 languages when applicable. Additionally, the AI Rewriting feature can enhance lengthy and jumbled speech, transforming it into well-organized and polished text, using either Cloud Cleanup or an on-device rewrite model when available, significantly improving the user experience. This blend of features makes Paraspeech an exceptional tool for individuals looking to optimize their writing workflow through the convenience of voice input, thus appealing to a diverse range of users from students to professionals.

What is MacWhisper?

MacWhisper is an all-in-one transcription, meeting recording, and dictation app for Mac users who need to convert speech, media, and meetings into clean text. The app can transcribe lectures, interviews, voice memos, podcasts, YouTube videos, subtitles, app audio, online meetings, and private files. Users can drag and drop files or record meetings in the background from tools such as Zoom, Teams, Webex, Skype, Chime, Discord, and other platforms. MacWhisper records online meetings without requiring a bot to join the call, making the experience more private and less disruptive. Its local AI model support allows sensitive files to be processed offline so data can stay on the user’s Mac. The app supports more than 100 languages and includes features for speaker recognition, accurate transcription, filler-word cleanup, translation, transcript search, built-in editing, and batch processing. Users can export transcripts as subtitles, documents, structured text files, Markdown, PDF, HTML, DOCX, SRT, and VTT depending on the version. MacWhisper also supports real-time system-wide dictation for messages, notes, documents, and app-specific workflows. Its AI features include summaries, chat, ready-to-use prompts, custom prompts, local and cloud models, and connections to services such as OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Azure, OpenRouter, Ollama, LM Studio, Deepgram, ElevenLabs, and others. Pro features include automatic meeting start and end detection, watched folders, workflow uploads to tools such as Notion, Zapier, Obsidian, n8n, Make.com, custom webhooks, and CLI control for agent or scripting workflows. By combining private transcription, meeting recording, dictation, AI prompts, local models, exports, integrations, and automation, MacWhisper gives Mac users a powerful way to capture and work with spoken information.

Media

Media

Integrations Supported

Gmail
Slack
Terminal

Integrations Supported

ChatGPT
Cisco Webex
Claude
Claude Duet
Claude for Legal
DeepL
Discord
GPT-4
Google Sheets
Groq
HTML
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Foundry Agent Service
Microsoft Teams
OpenAI Whisper
OpenRouter
YouTube

API Availability

API Availability

Has API

Pricing Information

$14.99 per month
Free Trial Offered?

Pricing Information

€59 one-time payment
Free Version

Supported Platforms

iPhone
iPad
Mac

Supported Platforms

Mac

Customer Service / Support

Web-Based Support

Customer Service / Support

Web-Based Support

Training Options

Documentation Hub

Training Options

Documentation Hub

Company Facts

Organization Name

Paraspeech

Company Location

United States

Company Website

paraspeech.com

Company Facts

Organization Name

MacWhisper

Company Location

United States

Company Website

www.macwhisper.com

Categories and Features

Dictation

Not specified

Speech to Text

Not specified

Categories and Features

Dictation

Not specified

Speech to Text

Not specified

Transcription

Not specified

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